Leadership Basics
What is the definition of a leader?
Someone who guides, supports, and influences others towards a goal. They help others succeed.
Which style is best for emergencies when quick decisions are needed?
Autocratic
What is the most important rule when working in a team?
Respecting everyone's ideas, working together, and communicating well.
What is the first step in solving a problem?
Identifying and defining the problem and what it affects.
This leader makes decisions alone and expects others to follow.
Autocratic
True or False - A leader is always the boss.
False
Which style can make people feel left out because they have no input?
Autocratic
What does "active listening" mean?
Listening with full attention and understanding.
If you have two good options, what’s a strategy you can use to decide?
Analyzing which option would make more sense in the scenario, take less resources and time, or voting on the better option.
This leader includes the whole team in decsion-making.
Democratic
What does the phrase “lead by example” mean?
It means to behave in a way that inspires and encourages other to act in a similar way.
Which style is great for teaching and developing skills but can take longer?
Coaching
If two teammates disagree, what is one way to solve the conflict?
Finding a middle ground, compromising, or finding a solution everyone agrees on.
What does “critical thinking” mean?
Thinking carefully about something important, analyzing information before deciding on what to say or do.
This leader focuses on teaching and guiding individuals to improve.
Coaching
Name one quality most good leaders share.
Honesty, responsibility, confidence, fairness, adaptability, etc.
Which style can stress people out by expecting high performance?
Pacesetting
What is the term for when team members take responsibility for different parts of the work?
Accountability, shared responsibility, division of tasks, etc.
What does a pros and cons list do?
Weigh the positives and negatives of options or ideas.
This leader sets a clear vision and motivates the team toward it.
Authoritative
What is the difference between leadership and management?
Leaders inspire people and eat direction. Management organizes tasks and controls processes. Leaders focus on people, while management focuses on tasks.
What style works best when a team needs a clear long-term goal.
Authoritative
What is the difference between cooperation and collaboration?
Cooperation is every person in a team doing what is needed by them to achieve a common goal. Collaboration is creating ideas together and doing what is necessary together.
When the team is under pressure while making an important decision, what can a leader do to keep their team motivated and focused?
Using positive reinforcement and remind them of the goal, breaking the problem into smaller steps to become manageable, and offer support or extra resources.
This leader sets very high standards and works fast, expecting others to keep up.
Pace-setting